MMW 13 Lecture Notes - Koumbi Saleh, Soninke People, Tuareg People
12 Mar 2014
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Key focus: what stimulated trade in west africa before the european intervention, what was the extent of wealth and influence in west african kingdoms, the advent of the trans-saharan trade. -a) pre-5th century scenario trades were small scale and were localize salt, south of saharan region agricultural products. -b) transport breakthrough in 5th century trades were slow and unfrequent because most of them rely on packs oxen revolution camel profound impact( frequency and extend of the trade) ---i) the camel revolution travel twice as fast and twice as far. 10 days without water stand heat and cold wide feet, across snow nose--sandstorm. Norman of the saharan desert two tribes: sanhaja--western saharan. -c) the mediterranean-sahel link seen as an ocean, a shore of the desert--sahel include grassland, jungles. ---i) network of littoral cities on the sahel timbuktu, gao, djenne, kumbi- Kumbi-saleh----capital of gana kingdom active trade----because of introduction of the camel and prominent role of the.
